Massaging and stimulating implement



Nov. 1, 1932.

H. KRAUTER MASSAGING AND STIMULATING IMPLEMENT Filed Aug. 3, 1331 2 e az f n R 0 l 6 9 7 W U m 4 G v I F 4 f F .K

Patented Nov. 1, 1932 UNITED STATES HEBMANN KRAUTER, OF VIENNA, AUSTRIAMASSAGING AND STIMULATING IMPLEMENT Application filed August a, 1931,Serial No. 554,835, and in Germany August 4, 1930.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for thetreatment of theskin, more particularly of the face, by what may be termed a massage orsimilar treatment effected by pressure, friction and suction. Apparatusof this kind are already known, but they are made in such a way that,owing to the difiiculty of manipulating them properly, they do notexercise the desired effect, or at least not to its fullest extent. Oneexample is the case of an apparatus in which the members used for thepurpose of carrying out the treatment are mounted in such a manner on athree-armed carrier or mount, having on one arm a suction bottle, on thesecond arm a pressure or friction head, and on the third arm an indiarubber ball by means of which the suction efiect is produced in thesuction bottle and which at the same-time is used for guiding theapparatus or as a handle therefor. The consequence rubber ball as ahandle or as a the members used for the purof using the guide is thatpose of carrying out the massage or similar 95 treatment do not, whenpressure or friction or suction is being applied, come into contact withthe skin in such a way as to allow these members to function properly,because the rubber ball is soft and flexible and, more particularly whenit is collapsed, does not oifer the resistance necessary to ensureproper guiding during the application of the massaging members. 0 l

The subject matter of the invention, however, comprises an apparatus forthe treatment of the skin and in which the pressure or friction member,for example, a glass bulb which is capable of being filled with aliquid, and the suction member, for example a suction bottle, are soarranged on a handle that they can be used immediately one after the thesuction effect being other in sequence,

member with the produced in the suction aid of a suction device arrangedon the handle and consisting for example, of an india rubber ball, whichfunctions for that purpose only. The handle consists of a rod,

adapted preferably to fit the palm of the hand when closed, and made ofany desired material, and which, at one end, which may be formed in theshape of a sleeve, carries the pressure or friction member. In theexemplary form this pressure or friction member is a glass bulb and hasa screw union with the handle end, and is capable of being so screwedinto the end that, according to the position of the bulb, it can befilled with water entering through a plurality of openings arranged inthe adjacent end of the handle. The bulb when filled is screwedcompletely into the end of the rod, and a seal is made in such a waythat the water contained in the bulb cannot escape. In order tofacilitate the admittance of the liquid into the bulb when the openingsare exposed and to displace any air that may be present, a pin ashereinafter referred to projects into the neck of the bulb. This pin iscarried by the end of the handle.

The other end of the handle is tubular, or carries a tubular attachment,which is provided in such a manner with a suction member or bottle and asuction device such as a collapsible ball that the working chamber ofthe suction device communicates by way 75 of the openings arranged inthe tubular portion with the suction bottle.

The handle is rigidly connected to the two members which act on the skinas also to the suction device. With such an arrangement the desiredpressure or the necessary friction can be applied by the massage bulband regulated as desired, and the suction member or bottle can also beapplied in such a way that it lies closely against the skin andexercises a good suction effect. The suction device can at the same timebe actuated without unfav ourably influencing the manipulation of theparts used for treating the skin.

One form of construction of apparatus for the treatment of the skinaccording to the present invention is shown by way of example in theappended drawing. Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section through the apparatusand Fi 2 a section through the sleeve-like end of 95 the handle fittedwith the massage bulb, this being in the position permitting theadmittance of water.

Referring to the drawing, at one end of a rod shaped handle a which isadapted to fit mo the closed palm of the hand, is arranged a massagebulb b, and at the other end a suction cup or bottle 0. The massagebulbb is of known form and consists of a hollow glass body having afiat-arched working surface. The bulb b is provided with a connectingneck d having an external screw thread 6 which engages an internal screwthread on the sleeve-like end f of the rod a. This end f is providedwith a number of holes 9 through which, when the bulb Z) is in thepositionshown in Fig. 2, water can flow into the bulb, whereas, when thebulb Z) is in the position shown in Fig. 1, these holes are shut OE andthe water trapped in the bulb 6. Within the neck d of the bulb islocated a pin k having a foot disc 2'. The pin is held to the sleeve 7by means of a rubber cover plate or disc is provided at the bottom ofthe recess in the sleeve. This cover plate or disc forms a packing forthe bulb neck when the bulb is in the position shown in Fig. 1.

At the other end of the handle a is a longitudinally bored stem ortubular extension member Z, which is screwed into the handle. Thismember Z has lateral openings m. The end of the member Z remote from thehandle has a screw thread 72., engaging one end of a sleeve 0 which hasa central bore or channel passage-way p. This sleeve 0 has an internalthread 9 engaging an external thread on the neck 1* of the suctionbottle 0. The suction bottle 0 and the neck 1 have a bore or passageway8.

Drawn over the member Z and a part of the sleeve 0 is a ball t which atthe holes a and o is made watertight on the one hand relatively to thetubular extension and on the other hand relatively to the sleeve 0. Forpacking or other purposes, the handle a can be taken apart, a screwunion 'w being provided.

The manipulation and the method of using the apparatus are as followsThe end of the apparatus carrying the friction or pressure bulb b, afterthe bulb is partially unscrewed as shown in Fig. 2, is dipped obliquelyinto warm water, in such a way that some of the holes 9 are in the waterand allow the water to enter, the air being allowed to escape throughthose holes 9 not immersed. The pin it will form what may be termed aguide or partition wall for the water and the air, so as to allow arapid influx of water to and a rapid outflow of air from the bulb I). Assoon as the bulb Z) is full of hot water, it is screwed into the sleevef until the lower end of its neck (Z presses against the rubber disc orwasher lc, thus shutting off the holes 9 and also preventing escape ofthe water. When the bulb is being screwed in, the above mentioned piniq'will displace the Water in the bulb and the water will thus rise tosuch a height in the bulb that it will displace all the air out of thebulb. The bulb is then pressed or rubbed against the skin which caneither be bare or previously moistened and dressed with cream, so thatby the combination of friction or pressure and the heat of the bulb thepores of the skin will be opened. When the skin is in this condition,the suction device is brought into play, in order to remove impuritiesfrom the o ened pores. To do this, the apparatus must e turned round theoperator holdin the handle by the rigid common handle a, the rubber ballbeing at the same time collapsed, and the suction bottle 0 laid againstthe skin. After the rubber ball has been released by the fingers, thesuction bottle 0 is drawn along the surface of the skin and theimpurities are drawn out of the pores into the suction bottle. Thesuction bottle can always be applied in such a manner to the skin anddrawn along it that it adheres for a comparatively long time to theskin, thus allowing the rubber ball 25 to exercise a prolonged suctioneffect.

With apparatus according to the resent invention a rapid interchange ofthe riction or pressure member, which imparts a preliminary heat to theskin, and the suction member is possible, as also the application of thesuction member to the skin in such a way that it lies closely againstthe skin and consequently exercises a suction effect for a comparativelylonger period. With the improved apparatus the skin receives a muchbetter treatment than by the known devices mentioned.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my saidinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is 1. A massaging and stimulating device comprising ahandle to be grapsed by the hand of the user and adapted to support amassage bulb at one end thereof, a longitudinally bored stem extendingfrom the opposite end of the handle, said stem having lateral openings,a flexible bulb supported on and means rigidly secured to the stemadapted for attaching a suction cup thereto, said means having anaperture extending therethrough vfor communicating with said stem andcup.

2. A massaging and stimulating device comprising a handle to be graspedby the hand of the user, said handle being provided with a laterallyapertured sleeve at one end thereof, the latter having a pin positioned"therewithin opposite the apertures in said surrounding the stem and theopenings, and

HERMANN KRAUTER.

